TOP 25 of 2011

This was an extremely difficult list to make, as there was way too much good music this year. Nonetheless, I did my best, and narrowed down my top 25 tracks of 2011. Spark one, lay back, enjoy, and i'll see you on the moon...

25. "This is Not a Love Song" (Feat. Accent)- Kinetics

"Cause whoever said it's better to have loved and lost than never love at all,
Never dated YOU so that person ain't really one to talk…"

This entire song is truth. Some of the realest lyrics of 2011...


24. "Eyes on Fire x Jackie Boy" (Zeds Dead VIP Remix Ft. Omar LinX)- Zeds Dead


This song is like a drug...


23. "God of Joy (Dionysus)"- Anthem

"My money says in God we trust
So that heaven we feel is obvious
You are angel you can fly with us
We are so high we when we ride the buzz
But I can't be monogamous
Cause I only respond to lust
So if you ain't down with that
We'll leave you where we found you at..."

One of my favorite feel good jams that takes place in NYC


22. "Darkness"- Mansions On The Moon

"I wish we could meet there, in the world behind your eyes"

Amazzzzing moon study kush


21. "Moonbounce"- Hoodie Allen

"So I know I’am do it till the day that I’ma pass out
You just always been the type to go and take the fast route
Ain’t no need to talk about it, you’d rather lash out
Ok let’s moon bounce baby, let me blast out…"

Hoodie absolutely kills it on this one, and the whole "Leap Year" mixtape in general


20. "Heartbeat"- Childish Gambino

"I need to be alone like the way you left me"

"I miss the sex when you kiss whenever you through;
Sixty-nine is the only dinner for two"

"So we're done? This the real shit?
We used to hold hands like field trips..."

Favorite track off Gambino's debut album "Camp". Finally everyone is starting to appreciate the genius that is Donald Glover


19. "Smallville"- XV

"Yeah, no Zack and Kelly but tell me it to the maxx we go.."

Vizzy goes in on a Smashing Pumpkins sample produced by J.Cole…There are wayyy too many one-liners to quote in this track. KUSH


18. "Reminded" (Feat. Adele)- Tyga

"Some people think it’s wrong, being single isn’t right
But you hurt the right person you’ll be wrong all your life…"

"Love is like art, heartbroken on the canvas;
Painted the perfect picture, you seemed to never get it"

This is the best version I could find on youtube, but it's still a little sped up. Nonetheless, Tyga Kush off the Black Thoughts 2 Mixtape…PS, Adele your voice is too sexy


17. "She Don't Want A Man"- Curren$y

"Yeah, she was a little red Corvette
Fast as hell, turned heads on the set
Pretty skin, soft voice, asking for rough sex
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets
This particular evening she wanted to ride Jets
Even though I know shorty was bad news, I played it cool
Vowing to never turn sucker like them other dudes
Misreading signals, attachment issues…"

Smooothest track from Spitta off of the Weekend at Burnies Mixtape


16. "Marvin's Room/Buried Alice Interlude"- Drake

"Cups of the Rose, bitches in my old phone
I should call one and go home, I've been in this club too long
The woman that I would try is happy with a good guy
But I've been drinking so much that I'mma call her anyway and say…"

There are so many songs I could have chosen from this album, but these 2 just stick out. Drizzy and Kendrick are too real…


15. "Midnight City"- M83

#1 Study album of the year! I've been on the M83 tip for a while, but Anthony really has outdone himself this year. "Midnight City" fit in perfect to the ending of an episode of How to Make it In America this season as well…


14. "Meet Me At The Corner"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Meet me at the corner
and tell me what to do
'cause I'm messed up on you
and had I known
all that I do now
I'm guessing we're through now
receding into the forest
I will lay around in wait
and I'll wait for you…"

My favorite track off of my favorite band's new album. A like the direction that they are taking despite John's departure...


13. "Crawl Back"- M.i.

This whole song, every single lyric is so real… Can't wait for the Coldplay Sessions to drop


12. "The Kick"- XV

"Finally left what I wanted for what I needed
Can’t be the girl of my dreams if you don’t close your eyes to see it
The road less travelled, where both of us were headed
Said it would kill us, I told you I wont let it…"

"I guess its deaded with me and you both have left it;
In eternal sunshine but my spotless mind wont forget it…"

EPIC


11. "Break" (AOTL)- Childish Gambino

"I’ve made mistakes, I bumped my head
Inside of this girl, inside of my bed
Whatever, man, I’m just havin’ fun
I’m sorry that I fucked her but now you know that she’s not the one…"

Ohhhhh Donald


10. "My Team"- Mac Miller

"Love me on the weekend but hate me when I'm workin'
Overly dedicated and overly medicated, for certain
By her a brand new purse and it's gravy
I ain't talkin' Slim when I say these bitches Shady…"

The HARDEST track of Mac Attack's debut Album "Blue Slide Park"

9. "The Zone" (Ty Cody Dubstep Remix)- The Weeknd (Feat. Drake)

"I’ll give you what you called for
Just let me get in my zone…"

Oh man


8. "High For This"- The Weeknd

"You don't know what's in store
But you know what you're here for…"

Yup



7. "Got This Money" (Acoustic Hotel Version)- Childish Gambino

"I got this Sunday baby, I wanna spend it with you…"

"You got your yellow sundress on.
I'm tryin' to right you the best song.
With your wayfarer shades, you drive me insane.
I wanna hold hands and call you pet names…"

6. "Hate Sleeping Alone"- Drake

"I hate that ho, I make it so hard just to talk, don’t I?"

"But she don't want a weekend -- she wants all of me or none of me
If she can't work with all of me then she say she done with me
You say that you over me you always end up under me"

Wow…


5. "Pyrite" (Fools Gold)- Frank Ocean

"Babe, just say you miss me, is it that hard?"

Frank Ocean killed it this year…


4. "When I'm Gone"- Wiz Khalifa

"Spend it all, when you die you can't take it with you…"

Such an epic intro track to an amazing album. I've seen Wiz 3 times this year…I still got goosebumps each time.


3. "Freaks And Geeks"- Childish Gambino

"Alright, Gambino is a MASTERMIND"

See, I don't even have to say it, because he does it for me.


2. "BDE" (Bonus)- Mac Miller

"If it aint about the dream, it aint about me…"

This amazing video is just icing on the cake to the already amazing song that I call a close second to my favorite of 2011



1. "The Knowing"- The Weeknd

"You probably thought that you'd break my heart
You probably thought that you'd make me cry
But baby it's okay
I swear it's okay

Cause I know everything..."

This was an extremely difficult decision, but then again, not really. My favorite track of 2011. This video is Genius. Thank You Music, for an amazing year of moon kush. I cannot even imagine what you have in store for me in 2012. Until then, goin to the moon, brb...

The Weeknd - The Knowing (Official Video) from xoxxxoooxo on Vimeo.

"SAN DIEGO VIP (NOTHING YET)"- Skrillex

HOLY. KUSH. This is disgusting….

"IN THE AIR" Morgan Page (Mord Fustang Remix)

"Theres a change in the air…"

"LOVE LOST"- Mac Miller

"All I want to know is where the fuck did you have to go?
I've been waiting on you baby
Why don't you leave and come on home?
I can't be mad, I'm living my dream…"

Mac Attack… can't wait for Blue Slide Park Nov. 8th!

"WHEN IM GONE"- Wiz Khalifa (Red Mob Drumstep Remix)

"They say all I rap about is bitches and champagne, you would too if every night you see the same thing…"

Wiz Khalifa - When I'm Gone (Red Mob Drumstep Remix) *FREE DOWNLOAD NOW IN DESCRIPTION* by RedMob

"NIGHT TIME"- The XX (Synko Remix)

"Hope my words keep us together…"

The XX - Night Time (Synkro Remix) by Synkro

"AGAINST ALL ODDS"-The Postal Service

"Take a look at me now
I'll just be standing here
And you coming back to me
Is against the odds
And that's a chance I've gotta face…"

"THE ZONE"- The Weeknd ft. Drake (Ty Cody Dubstep Remix)

Oh. My. God. Listen to this with beats by Dre headphones, you won't regret it…

"First night fuck, never really planned it
Take a deep breath, no one need to panic
Lips so French, ass so Spanish
You don’t really like attention, I don’t know if she gon' manage out here
But she got me all up in my zone
Said she like the view I got in this place, shit I did all of that on my own"

"MEET ME AT THE CORNER"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

The whole album is amazing, and you are an idiot if you haven't gone out and bought it yet. Also, i'm in love with this picture I found, it's so powerful. Sometimes a girl can really bring you to your knees...

"Please don't ask me where, where you think I've been,
I've been a lot of places but this could be my win.
Meet me at the corner where I'll, tell me what to do.
Cause I messed up on you, and had I known all that I do now,
I'm guessing we're through now,
Proceeding into the forest, I will lay around and wait,
And I'll wait for you…"

"KRYPTONITE SANITY ROOM"- The Dean's List

"I need a dose of something real before this nightmare turns livid"

"INTRO"- M83 ft. Zola Jesus

Epic intro track for an epic album…

"MOON BOUNCE"- Hoodie Allen

I have been listening to Hoodie Allen's new mixtape "Leap Year" NONSTOP since he dropped it Tuesday afternoon. This whole mixtape might have changed my life. Hoodie DESTROYS every single track. Congrats kid, you deserve it. You can download the whole thing for free HERE at his website.

"THINKIN BOUT YOU"- Frank Ocean

"Yes, of course
I remember, how could I forget?
How you feel?
And though you were my first time
A new feel
It won’t ever get old, not in my soul
Not in my spirit, keep it alive
We’ll go down this road
‘Til it turns from color to black and white…"

The smoothest from my boy Frank Ocean...

"DOUG: THE MOVIE TRAILER"- Dr Coolsex/"SLEEPWALKING"- Beat Radio

Came across this a while ago…these guys are geniuses. I love the song that plays in the background too so I posted that link below.

"90's NICKELODEON"- My Childhood Memories

"Bangin on a trashcan, drummin on a streetlight…"

A little unorthadox for the moon, but im just too freakin excited for 90's Nick shows to come back on tonight!!!! I miss being this age, when the only thing I was worried about was whether or not I would finish my homework in time for "Snick" and how bad I wanted a big orange couch of my own...#Nostalgia

"YOUNG BLOOD"- The Naked and Famous

"We're only young and naive still…"

Dope video for a dope song

"PROCEED"- Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Big Sean

"If you offer me all the money in the World
I wouldnt trade it for my girl, my family
Or the niggas that you see me riding with me,
Outta town or internationally,
They gon fly with me…"

Holy. Vibe. Kush.

Spitta KILLS it

"THE RESISTANCE"- Drake

"Its happening Penny Lane, just like you said…"

Talk about Irony…Chel recently reminded me of one of my all time favorite movies,"Almost Famous", which immediately led me to think about this song. I've been listening to it all day, so I felt like posting it, like I normally do with songs that i'm currently vibing to. However, I had a feeling that i've posted it before, so I went back to look for it. It turns out that I did post this before, a year ago today. July 22, 2010. Crazy stuff right? All my dreams are begining to come true. Law school starts in 2 weeks, its happening….

"BEST DAY EVER" (VIDEO)- Mac Miller

"If it ain't about a dream, then it ain't about me
Gone a couple weeks without a fulls night sleep
Imagination, making, musical creation
The journey that I'm facing
Plus the paper that I'm chasing
Got me crazy acting insane
With the lames I see you hating
But there's nothing that you're changing
Thumbs up, I'm maintaining
No complaining when it's raining
I be in another zone"

If you know anything about me, you know that BDE Bonus is by far my favorite track off of Mac's "Best Day Ever". If you ever ride in the car with me, i'm sure you might be sick of this song because I play it constantly. Mac finally dropped the video for it, and it straight up gave me goosebumps. I was literally "cheesin from cheek to cheek". #ILOVEREALMUSIC

"PROFOUND"- Skizzy Mars

Illest flow. I'm the moon right now, but this kid is making me think Mars is the place to be...just vibe

"I STAND ALONE"- Theophilus London

Its not where you've been, its where you're goin…

"Sailin' away, are you comin' with…?

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"FLOWERS"- Wiz Khalifa ft. Curren$y and Big Sean

This is the 2nd song these 3 have dropped together within the last 2 days, and this is by far the better of the two. Something about Sean's verse doesn't quite fit with the other 2 though...

"WHAT A FEELING"- Collie Buddz ft. Paul Wall

"My Baby Fine Lookin' Badder Than A Super Model,
Nice Curves, Body Shaped Like A Sprite Bottle.
Down For Me Baby Ready To Ride,
No Matter The Situation Boo Right By My Side.
A Ride Or Die Chick With Some Thighs That's Thick,
I Must Admit That Lil' Mama Got A Playa Soo Whipped.
I'm Head Over Heels, I Love The Way You Make Me Feel
Still Got You On My Team Cause You Ooh Soo Real…"

This is the ONE time that you will show me good music I've never heard before, so don't get used to it...

"MEMORIES"- Big Sean

"Are you willing to give up what you love, for who you love?"

One of my favorites from the Realest cat in the game right now, Big Sean. I remember a few years ago I saw this dude perform in a small bar infront of 200 people, and now hes selling out arenas. I saw him in concert again on Friday, and he changed my life. Even with all his success, he still stays humble. He has one of the most inspiring stories, and if your still sleeping on him, well then you are fuckin up...

"Sometimes I dream bigger than I live,
Sometimes I think better when I’m lit…"

"COLOURS"- Grouplove (Xaphoon Jones Remix) (Skizzy Mars’ “Stars” Remix)

This is a remix of a remix. When Xaphoon Jones remixed Grouplove's "Colours", I thought it was pretty legit by itself. Skizzy Mars throws some ill verses on it, and makes it even better.